Bruschetta is what I consider fancy garlic bread. It’s become some kind of trend in the USA to call the topping on this bread Bruschetta and you can even find it packaged in some grocery stores. Go figure. Whatev. It’s really delicious and just about everyone you know and care about will love it.

Bruschetta can be served with a meal to replace plain bread, it can be used as an appetizer; as a snack; or, for light eaters, as a small meal.

The recipe (just omit the spaghetti LOL): Bruschetta (bottom of the page)

This is an easy way to make chicken cutlets, Italian style. Kids love them and they are a good finger food, too! You can call them “Chicken Fingers” if your kids will respond better to the fast food word.

Heat oil in large skillet on medium high heat. When oil is hot, add chicken tenders. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from skillet onto paper towels to absorb the excess oil. Blot tops with another wad of paper towels.

For parents concerned about getting more nutritious veggies into their kid’s diet, this is a “snack” and a side dish that I use as much as possible:

Raw red, yellow and orange bell peppers are delicious and can be cut into slices (strips not rounds) for kids to munch on. They taste great, most kids love them and they’re loaded with vitamins and other healthy nutrients. (I avoid the green ones because they don’t taste as sweet and what is it in those green ones that is so hard to digest?!)

These are also great as a side veggie with any protein and bread (or potato, pasta, noodles …) to round out a quick, easy and tasty meal the kids will eat.

There’s nothing really special about turkey kielbasa until you pair it with divine Spicy Sweet Mustard Sauce. Then you’ve got a delicious appetizer.

Ingredients:

1 package Hillshire Farms Turkey Kielbasa

Preparation:

Cut kielbasa links into 4 even sized pieces. Cook kielbasa links and a few teaspoons of water in a large frying pan over medium heat until browned on all sides. If kielbasa starts to burn, turn down heat and add a few more teaspoons of water. Remove from pan and slice into bite sized pieces.

Serve with Spicy Sweet Mustard Sauce below for dipping.

Spicy Sweet Mustard Sauce

A delicious slightly sweet mustard sauce that goes especially well as a dipping sauce with Kielbasa, sausage, Corned Beef & Cabbage or any other meat appetizer.